Publication

2015 - University of Chicago Press

Language

English

Word Count

102,000 words, Guess

Page Count

408 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCHV8593.B475 2015
  • LCCHV8593 .B475 2015

Description

In this unflinching look at the experience of suffering and one of its greatest manifestations - torture, the author critiques the repressions of traditional moral theory, showing that our morals are not immutable ideals but fragile constructions that depend on our experience of suffering itself. Morals, Bernstein argues, not only guide our conduct but also express the depth of mutual dependence that we share as vulnerable and injurable individuals.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Torture and Dignity: An Essay on Moral InjuryUniversity of Chicago Press2015-01-01

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